Clothes bag



May 1931. A. J. LICHTIG 1,805,877

CLOTHES BAG Filed July 29, 1929 2 Sheeis-Sheet 1 M ZITENTORI ATTORNEY y 1931 A. J. LlCHTlG 7 1,805,877

CLOTHES BAG Filed July 29, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

ATTORNEY Patented May 19, 1931 UNITED STATES.

ABRAHAM J'. LICHTIQ OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

' atoms BAG Application niea July 29,

The invention forming the subject matter of this application relates to clothes bags,

and more particularly to a clothes bag that plurality of clothes hangers therein, there being a slotted opening. in said bag for allowing access to the interior thereof, and wherein a separable fastening device is adapted to engage the edges of said opening and tightly close the same, means being also provided for .suspending said bag.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a clothes bag of flexible material wherein the top ofsaid bag is reinforced on the interior thereof with a rigid board formed of an aromatic fumigantinaterial 2a and the bottom of said bag carries a box constructed of the same material for containing small articles of clothing, the nature of said material being such as to render said bag moth proof, and in which a manually opso erated device is provided for scratching the surface of said material, thereby rendering the same more aromatic.

- A still further object of the invention is the provision of a clothes bag of the character set forth, which is highly useful and simple in construction. Convenience of arrangement, lightness and comparative inexpense of manufacture are further objects which have been borne in mind in the production and development of the invention.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be made manifest in the following detailed description of the preferred form of the device and specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference is had to the accompanying drawings for the illustrative embodiment of the invention, wherein:

. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the clothes bag forming the invention;

RElSSUED 1929. Serial No. 381,802..

Fig. 2 is a top plan view in enlarged scale of the clothes bag shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line .44 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawings wherein similar reference characters designate similar parts throughout, the various figures described above ade uately illustrate my invention, and the fo owing detailed description is commensurate with the above mentioned drawings in enabling an artisan to construct and assemble the constituent parts of the same.

In carrying out my invention I make use of a clothes bag designated as an entirety by the reference numeral 5 and preferably constructed of a strong flexible fabric material, such as canvas or the like. The clothes bag 5 is rectangular'in form,"-and a side 6 thereof is provided with a longitudinally extending slotted opening 7 for allowingaccess to the interior of said bag. Fastenin means are provided for closing the opening said means comprising the usual separable fastener arrangement which includes two rows of interlocking elements 8 .secured to the opposite marginal edges of the opening. The interlocking elements 8 are controlled by a slide 9 which locks and unlocks the two rows of elements. a

At the end 11 of the bag 5, which end will be hereinafter referred to as the top, there is provided a rectangular board 12 of a size equal to the size of said end. The board 12 is positioned on the inside of the bag 5 and fits against the inner surface of said bag forming a substantially rigid top. Positioned within the bag 5 and resting on the lower end 13 thereof is a rectangular clothes box 14 constructed of rigid material-and open at the upper side thereof.

It is a feature of the invention that the board 12 and the box 14 are constructed of an aromatic fumigant material that will be particularly effective for rendering the bag moth proof. This objective may be attained by treating the board and box with an aromatic solution, or a preferable method, such as is shown in the drawings, may be employed. This method consists in constructing the board 12 and the box 14 ofcedar wood which, as it well known, is particularly eifective as a protection against moths. Asa further precaution in moth protection there is provided a small cedar wood vial 16 having a bore 17 which is filled with an aromatic liquid such as cedar oil. The bore 17 is closed by a small stopper 18 inserted in the open end thereof. The vial 16 is removably mounted in a socket arrangement indicated at 19 and positioned on a wall of the bag 5.

Means are provided for supporting a plurality of clothes hangers within the bag 5, said means comprising a rectangular frame 21 constructed of a single length of wire bent into the desired rectangular shape. The upper longitudinal side of the wire frame 21 is hingedly secured, as at 22, to the under side of the top board 12 intermediate the ends thereof and is positioned so as to extend transversely thereacross. The lower longitudinal Side of the wire frame 21 is corrugated, as at 25, so as to provide a plurality of successive ridges 23 and depressions 24. In this manner a plurality of hangers 26 may be supported in the bag 5 by engaging the hook portion of said hangers in the depressions 24 o the frame 21, as clearl illustrated in Fig. 4.

In or or that the clothes bag 5 may be suspended in a closet or the like, there is provided a hook 27 having a shank 28 which extends through the top 11 of the bag 5 and through a longitudinal slot 29 formed in the top board 12. At the lower end thereof the shank 28 of thehook 27 is swivelly mounted, as at 31, in a U-shaped bracket 32, which bracket is secured in a vertical POSitiOIlytO the wire frame 21 in any suitable manner, such as by soldering.

It is known that cedar wood in its natural state is extremely aromatic and gives off an odor that is particularly effective as a protection against moths. However, it has been found that the odor at times is not particularly stron Experiment has proven that if the sur ace of the wood is broken or scratched the aromatic odor will be materially increased, and in this respect a manually operated device indicated by the numeral 32 has been provided for scratching a portion of the inside surface of the wood contained within the bag 5. The device 32 includes a shaft 33 which extends-through an aperture in the board 12 and is provided on the inner .end thereof with a fixed toothed bar 34, the

teeth of which engage the inner surface of said board. At the outer end of the shaft 33 there is provided a handle 36 fixedly secured to said shaft. Between the handle 36 and the top of the board 12, and surrounding the shaft 33, is a coiled compression spring 37 which resiliently supports the toothed bar 34 in engagement with the board 12, causing the teeth of said bar to bite into the board. It will now be seen that manual rotation of the handle 36 will rotate the bar 34 causing the teeth thereonto scratch the surface of the board 12 for the purpose hereinbefore set forth. In order that the wood dust, caused by the scratching of the board surface, will not fall onthe clothes contained in the bag 5,.a receptacle 38 for catching said dust is provided. The receptacle 38 consists of a circular metal box secured to the inner surface of the board 12, directly under the scratching device 32, as at 39.

It will now be clearly seen that the clothes bag 5 may be readily suspended by the hook 27 in a closet and when it is desired to open the same it is merely necessary to move the slide 9 to disengage the interlocking elements 8 which unfastens the opening 7 and allows access to the interior of the bag. Clothes, such as suits, dresses coats and such articles, may be hung on the hooks 26 while small articles of clothing, such as furs, may be placed in the cedar box 14. 41 indicates a flap which is secured to the bag 5 longitudinally of the opening 7 and extends across said opening covering the interlockin elements 8 for preventing clothing from becoming caught in said elements.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construction, use and many advantages of the herein described clothes bag will be readily understood without further description, and it will also be understood that changes in the form, proportion and minor details of con-' struction may be resorted to without departin from the spirit of the invention or sacri cing any of the advantages thereof.

at I claim is:

1. A clothes bag provided with a rigid t p and flexible walls, a rake cooperating with the undersurface of said top, said rake being pivotally mounted through said top and resiliently retained thereagainst, and an operating lever fixed to the upper end of said pivot.

2. In combination with a clothes bag having a wood top, a toothed element cooperating with the undersurface of said top, a shaft passing through said top and aflixed to or integral with said toothed element, an operating handle on said shaft, and a spring interposed between said top and said handle.

3. In combination with a clothes bag having a wood top and flexible walls; a toothed element pivotally mounted and resiliently engaged with the undersurface of said top, the pivot thereof extending through the top and having an ope-rating handle afiixed to the end thereof.

4. In combination with a clothes bag having a, portion thereof formed of an aromatic wood, a scratching device'cooperating with the inner surface of said wood and resiliently engaged, and external means for operating said device.

5. In combination with a clothes bag hav' ing a portion thereof-formed of an aromatic fibrous material, exteriorly operated means for abrading the inner surface of said fibrous material.

6. An abrading device, for clothes receptacles, having a portion formed of an aromatic fibrous material; a toothed element adapted to engage the innersurface of said fibrous material, and intermediately aflixed to a shaft extending through said fibrous material and rotatable therein, a lever aflixed to the other end of said shaft, and a sprin about said shaft cooperating between sai handle and said fibrous material for causing resilient en agement of said toothed element with said fifiirous material.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed by signature.

ABRAHAM J. LICHTIG. 

